Monthly Archives: May 2006
Could a hedge fund collapse shake financial stability
Turkish Daily News – The recent rout in financial markets has once again sparked talk of possible hedge fund failures and the threat they might pose to financial stability. European stocks have tumbled more than 10 percent since May 11, […]
Hedge funds well-placed for commods Alpha
Reuters – Commodity hedge funds may have a harder time finding investors as prices of raw materials yo-yo after months of gains, but they remain the best bet for extraordinary profits, an industryexecutive said this week. “There’s no other sector […]
Top fund managers smash $1bn barrier
MSNBC -James Simons of Renaissance Technologies and T. Boone Pickens Jr of BP Capital Management raked in $1.5bn and $1.4bn in 2005, putting them at the top of the Institutional Investor’s Alphamagazine list of the Top 25 highest paid hedge fund […]
Bond Granted To Hedge Fund Manager
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge fund manager, Kirk Wright was arrested last week in Florida after eluding authorities for nearly three months. Wright and his company collected as much as$185 million from at least 500 investors since 1997 […]
Slippery Times at Wet Seal
Street.Com – Wet Seal’s (WTSLA:Nasdaq – news – research – Cramer’s Take) bottom-line gains are being gobbled up by its hedge fund financiers. With the retailer’s first drop inmonthly same-store sales since December 2004 coming this month, minority shareholders might […]
Hedge Funds Draw Critics in Europe’s Market Wars
New York Times – Grumbling sounds are coming these days from stockholders of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s parent, Deutsche Börse, about hedge funds. The long-term plans laid by the Children’s Investment Fund, better known as TCI; Atticus Capital; and other […]
Man heightens hedge fund fears
Independent – Man Group, the world’s largest quoted hedge fund manager, fuelled fears yesterday that some of its smaller competitors may be in serious trouble after revealing that some of its futures funds have made substantial losses this month. The […]
Canadian Tire stock soars on hedge fund praise
Edmonton Journal – Canadian Tire Corp. shares soared Wednesday after a well-known U.S. hedge fund manager lauded the company at a prestigious New York investment conference. The stock rose on much heavier than average volume after William Ackman, managing partner […]
Time to Hedge Your Bets
Motley Fool – First things first: I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Fool and, not coincidentally, a buy-to-hold investor who absolutely believes that the best place for long-term money is the stock market. Noother investment vehicle — not real estate, not bonds, and […]
Horizon Cash Management Fields Best Practices Survey
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Horizon Cash Management LLC, a leading cash manager for alternative investment funds, today announced the launch of an online research study: “The 2006 Survey ofBest Practices in the Hedge Fund Industry.†Horizon invites all […]
India welcomes Hedge Fund Investments
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – India is beginning to revise its strategy as an emerging market, as hedge funds which control trillions of dollars are looking for new investment space. Emergingmarket funds have seen $30bn of inflows in the […]
AdultVest heads to Miami with 1,000 registered investors
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Beverly Hills, Tuesday, May 23, 2006, AdultVest.com, the first and only investment website serving the $57BN/yr adult industry, has set a blistering pace recruiting broker dealers, venture capital, private equity, hedge funds and accredited […]